Australia Ramsar wetland
Moulting Lagoon
110 bird species recorded; the most in February, in July and in November.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
68 species in January.79 species in February.75 species in March.53 species in April.62 species in May.7 species in June.78 species in July.55 species in August.56 species in September.67 species in October.82 species in November.75 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
110 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 110Speciesrecorded more than once
- 32Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,085Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 1Owls
- 11Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 11Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 44Songbirds
- 17Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 110 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Wedge-tailed EagleAquila audax
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Brown FalconFalco berigora
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus axillaris
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
Waders11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied OystercatcherHaematopus longirostris
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Sooty OystercatcherHaematopus fuliginosus
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNT
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Hooded DotterelThinornis cucullatusNT
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVU
- Banded LapwingVanellus tricolor
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Pacific GullLarus pacificus
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Southern Black-backed GullLarus dominicanus
- Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
- Fairy TernSternula nereisVU
Ducks & geese11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Musk DuckBiziura lobata
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- HardheadAythya australis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue-billed DuckOxyura australis
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Black-faced CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscescens
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVU
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
Songbirds44 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Superb Fairy-wrenMalurus cyaneus
- Forest RavenCorvus tasmanicus
- Rhipidura albiscapaRhipidura albiscapa
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons
- Brown ThornbillAcanthiza pusilla
- Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera
- Yellow-throated HoneyeaterNesoptilotis flavicollis
- Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxa
- Grey ShrikethrushColluricincla harmonica
- Australian PipitAnthus australis
- Scarlet RobinPetroica boodang
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Grey ButcherbirdCracticus torquatus
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
- Crescent HoneyeaterPhylidonyris pyrrhopterus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Striated FieldwrenCalamanthus fuliginosus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiae
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Spotted PardalotePardalotus punctatus
- Tasmanian ScrubwrenSericornis humilis
- Australian Golden WhistlerPachycephala pectoralis
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Yellow-rumped ThornbillAcanthiza chrysorrhoa
- Black CurrawongStrepera fuliginosa
- Black-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus affinis
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Grey CurrawongStrepera versicolor
- Little GrassbirdMegalurus gramineus
- Flame RobinPetroica phoenicea
- Beautiful FiretailStagonopleura bella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Dusky RobinMelanodryas vittataVU
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Olive-backed OrioleOriolus sagittatus
- Spotted Quail-thrushCinclosoma punctatum
Other birds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Green RosellaPlatycercus caledonicus
- Yellow-tailed Black CockatooZanda funerea
- Fan-tailed CuckooCacomantis flabelliformis
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Brush BronzewingPhaps elegans
- Pallid cuckooCuculus pallidus
- Blue-winged ParrotNeophema chrysostomaVU
- Gallinula mortieriiGallinula mortierii
- CootFulica atra
- Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Swift ParrotLathamus discolorCR
- Painted ButtonquailTurnix varius
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Tawny FrogmouthPodargus strigoides
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in February, in July and in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan22°/12°52 mm
- Feb21°/12°42 mm
- Mar20°/11°56 mm
- Apr16°/9°49 mm
- May14°/7°44 mm
- Jun12°/6°57 mm
- Jul11°/5°42 mm
- Aug11°/5°59 mm
- Sep14°/6°49 mm
- Oct16°/7°51 mm
- Nov18°/9°66 mm
- Dec20°/11°52 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Moulting Lagoon.
Wetland
Moulting Lagoon is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Australia.
110 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,085 open records.
The most recorded are the Black swan, the White-faced Heron and the Silver Gull.
19 species come for the summer, 11 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Blue-winged Parrot, Swift Parrot and Australasian Bittern.
The most species are recorded in February, in July and in November.
Get there and watch
- Freycinet Campgroundcampsite · 6.7 km · 7 within 10 km
- Nunkeriplace to stay · 9.1 km · 21 within 10 km
- Launceston Airport (LST)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 96 km in a straight lineCar hire at LST airport (Launceston)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 7campsites within 10 kmFreycinet Campground, River and Rocks Campground, “Fairways” Self Contained RV & Caravan Park and 4 more
- 21places to stay within 10 kmNunkeri, Freycinet Eco Retreat, Swansea Beach Chalets and 18 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Moulting Lagoon.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas54 mountains within 25 kmGravelly Hill · 14 kmCastor Oil Bottle · 21 kmGentle Annie · 21 kmFlatrock Hill · 21 kmGiles Sugarloaf · 21 kmKioka Hill · 23 kmGoatrock Hill · 24 kmMount Freycinet · 24 km
Coastya3 beaches within 10 kmNine Mile Beach · 6.4 kmSandpiper Beach · 9.1 kmFriendly Beaches · 9.6 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Moulting Lagoon
Australia
- 59Birdyas Score
- 110Species
- 32Migrants
- 6Threatened
St Helens Important Bird Area
Australia · 82 km
- 70Birdyas Score
- 161Species
- 52Migrants
- 8Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q109607964) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,085 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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